The Shemwell Family

Sarah Frances FrostAge: 72 years18611934

Name
Sarah Frances Frost
Given names
Sarah Frances
Surname
Frost
Married name
Sarah Frances Neely
Married name
Sarah Frances Mills
Married name
Sarah Frances Clayton
Birth March 15, 1861 32 28
Birth of a brotherThomas Jefferson Frost
December 6, 1863 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 days)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherJackson Lee “Jack” Frost
about 1866 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 5 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 5 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterDeborah Verena “Birdie” Frost
September 9, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 7 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageAlonzo Jasper “Lon” MillsView this family
October 9, 1879 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterMahala Jane Frost
January 29, 1882 (Age 20 years)
Burial of a sisterMahala Jane Frost
February 1, 1882 (Age 20 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Turlock Memorial Park
Marriage of a parentGeorge Washington YocumDeborah AcordView this family
April 3, 1882 (Age 21 years)
MarriageJohn Richard NeelyView this family
July 7, 1888 (Age 27 years)
Death of a husbandAlonzo Jasper “Lon” Mills
September 7, 1890 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jessie Irene Neely
April 8, 1891 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a son
#2
Murl Andrews Clayton
May 16, 1903 (Age 42 years)
MarriagePhylemon Calvin ClaytonView this family
September 6, 1904 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Frost
April 6, 1908 (Age 47 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMahala Acord
November 3, 1909 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherDeborah Acord
December 20, 1912 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 54 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 56 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a brotherElijah Marshall Frost
February 19, 1923 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Richard Neely
before 1926 (Age 64 years)

Death of a brotherThomas Jefferson Frost
November 14, 1928 (Age 67 years)
Burial of a brotherThomas Jefferson Frost
November 15, 1928 (Age 67 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sisterAmelia Emily Frost
March 13, 1930 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJackson Lee “Jack” Frost
October 20, 1930 (Age 69 years)
Burial of a brotherJackson Lee “Jack” Frost
October 23, 1930 (Age 69 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arbor Vitae Cemetery
Death of a brotherJohn Wesley Frost
February 3, 1931 (Age 69 years)
Adoption of a sonMurl Andrews Clayton

Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Death January 18, 1934 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 9, 1849Fremont, Iowa, United States
11 months
elder brother
22 months
elder brother
23 months
elder sister
Mahala Jane Frost
Birth: March 12, 1854 25 21Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: January 29, 1882Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States
3 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
John Wesley Frost
Birth: about 1858 28 25Nebraska, United States
Death: February 3, 1931Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Jefferson Frost
Birth: December 6, 1863 34 31Lassen, California, United States
Death: November 14, 1928Vina, Tehama, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Jackson Lee “Jack” Frost
Birth: about 1866 36 33Douglas, Oregon, United States
Death: October 20, 1930Madera, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Eliza J Anderson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 5, 1848White, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with George Washington Yocum - View this family
step-father
George Washington Yocum
Birth: February 1842Kentucky, United States
Death: July 26, 1913Willows, Glenn, California, United States
mother
Marriage: April 3, 1882Colusa, California, United States
Family with Alonzo Jasper “Lon” Mills - View this family
husband
Alonzo Jasper “Lon” Mills
Birth: December 11, 1856Illinois, United States
Death: September 7, 1890Butte, California, United States
herself
Marriage: October 9, 1879Butte, California, United States
Family with John Richard Neely - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 7, 1888Sacramento, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Jessie Irene Neely
Birth: April 8, 1891 28 30California, United States
Death: March 19, 1971Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
Family with Phylemon Calvin Clayton - View this family
husband
Phylemon Calvin Clayton
Birth: January 29, 1878Salinas, Monterey, California, United States
Death: April 2, 1961Santa Clara, California, United States
herself
Marriage: September 6, 1904Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
-16 months
son
Murl Andrews Clayton
Adoption:
Birth: May 16, 1903 25 42San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: February 28, 1972Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California, United States